Jewelry-charm



G. B. WHITNEY. Jewelry-Charm.

No. 224,260. Patented Feb. 3, asso.

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UNITE STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE E. WHITNEY, *oF ATTLEBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

JEWELRY-CHARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,260, dated February 3, 18 80.

Application fi1ed 0ctoher4,1879.'.

State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in the Manufacture of Charms for Jewelry and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full,-clear, and ex-.

act description of the same.

My invention is 'an improvement in the manufacture of charms for jewelry, to be attached to watch-chains, or to chains worn about the neck, and for like uses.

The object'of the invention is to provide an economical mode of construction with neatness and durability in the article.

The specific nature of the invention is hereinafter fully described, and particularly indicated in the claims.

1n the drawings hereunto attached and form ing part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. '2 is a section through the locket and ring or frame in the plane of the longer axes.

In these figures, Arepresents the central part or body of the ornament, which may be made of any material or in any shape which For example, it may be made of gold or plated material, or

or of any metal, either plain, chased, engraved, or embossed; or it may be a stone of any kind ordinarily used for the purpose; and, although in the figure it is shown of oval form, this form is not essential, and it may be of any other formcwhich may be desired.

Around this central body is a band or frame, B, which completely encircles the edge or periphcry of the body of the charm, the ends being brought together at'the point of attachment to the suspension-ring.

. The inside of the ring or frame B may be formed with a groove to fit over the edge of. the central part; or it may be adapted to hold the central part in any other convenient way. The outside of the ring or frame may be made plain, as shown in the figure, or it may be formed with any kind of an ornamental surface.

At each end of this encircling band of,

frame are two preferably half-round projecsnugly together, lie side by side and form practically a single connecting pin or shank, adapted for attachment to the suspending-ring G.

The band or frame may be formed in a die, a nd'then a round piece of .wire of proper length soldered into the ends; This piece of wire may then be split centrally by sawing through it, to open the band or frame for the admission of the central part.

i The suspending-ring G is formed with a collar adapted to receive the projections a a, which are long enough to pass up through the said collar into the interior of the suspensionring. When the two half-round parts are brought together the band should fit snugly about the central part. The projections or .pinsa a, which form, when together, the round shank, may be secured within the collar of the suspension-ring in any convenient way, as by soldering, or by bending them apart, or in any other way well known to those skilled in the art. These pins or projections may be formed upon the ends of the band or frame in other ways besides that already described for example, the outside band or frame may be first formed, and then pieces of half-round wire soldered uponeach end of said frame, so that when the ends of the frame are brought together the two pieces will fit exactly and form a round pivot fitted to pass through the collar; or the ends of the band or frame may be turned up in order to make the projections" for attachment to the collar.

Although these methods may be conveniently adopted, I prefer the method first described. When a metal central piece is used the parts may be struck upin dies as well as the outsideb'and or frame, and the said band will then clamp the parts securely together, the projections upon the end of the frame being held in place by passing through the collar,

and then being simply turned apart. This at the same time holds the parts of the charm together and holds the charm firmly to the suspension-ring.

Instead of the projections a a, a wire loop may be formed, the doubled end adapted to pass through the collar, and the other ends may be soldered to the ends of the band or frame. After the body of the ornament is in place this loop may he twisted to bring the connected to the suspension-ring by means of IS frame firmly together, and the twisted portion projections on the ends of the said band, as of the loop thrust through the collar may set forth. then be secured in place by spreading the 2. The combination of the body A, the band 5 said loop with a brad-awl or similar instrn- B, the projections a a, and the collar of the ment, said loop thus forming a suspensionsuspension ring, as set forth. 20

I do not, as before intimated, limit myself to to this specification in the presence of two sub 1 the particular configuration shown, nor to any 10 particular materials; but,

Having described my invention, what Iclaim is- 1. A charm consisting of a central body, A, q and a band or frame encircling said body and scribing witnesses. i

GEO. B. WHITNEY.

Witnesses r M. H. BROWN,

ring, I In testimony whereoi'I have signed my name 1 i l E. F. WHITNEY. 

